Get more from your Citrix partnership: join us at Summit and learn about new opportunities and sales incentives that will grow your business and help you succeed in a cloud-first world.

Citrix Summit is the essential business development conference for partners. Partners who attend gain insight into Citrix strategy for digital transformation through intensive technical, sales and business training that delivers the tools to strengthen relationships, take advantage of market opportunities and pave the way for new deals.

Citrix Summit 2018 Highlights

Capture some of the excitement from Summit 2018 as partners and sales teams trained together, networked and kept their focus on Accelerate to Win.

Featured Speakers

Craig has more than 24 years of technology experience, including 18 years at Citrix, most recently serving as Area Vice President of our U.S. Commercial business responsible for all sales and products in the U.S. Commercial segment. Previously, Craig served in several roles of increasing responsibility at Citrix, most notably as Vice President of Americas Channel Sales & Field Operations where he was not only responsible for Americas partners, but also marketing, renewal and inside sales, sales operations and field readiness. Before joining Citrix, he served on the management team at Innovex Group, an IT consulting firm based in South Florida, and served as a senior manager in the consumer products industry practice at Accenture. Connect with him on Twitter, @craigtstilwell, for more #CitrixPartnerLove.

Tim Minahan is senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO) at Citrix, where he leads global marketing strategy and operations for the company’s vision of securely delivering the world’s most important apps and data to enable people and businesses to work better. A technology industry veteran who specializes in defining new markets and positioning companies to own them, Minahan has served in a broad range of business leadership roles at leading enterprise software, cloud, and services firms. He most recently spearheaded SAP’s successful transition to the cloud as CMO of the company’s Cloud and Line of Business unit. Minahan joined SAP when the company acquired Ariba, where he was SVP of Business Network Strategy and global CMO.

At Ariba, Minahan led the commercial strategy for the Ariba Network, the world’s largest and most global business network, and oversaw the design and execution of go-to-market programs and marketing initiatives to fuel its growth as a leading cloud company. Previously, Minahan was senior vice president of marketing at Procuri, Inc., where he helped drive the company’s strategic direction and emergence as one of the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) application providers. He also served as chief services and research officer at Aberdeen Group, a leading independent market research firm; and held several leadership roles at Reed Business Information.

Minahan is on the board of Made in a Free World, a non-profit technology company that is using the power of networks and big data to detect and mitigate forced labor from global supply chains. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and completed the CMO Program at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.

David Henshall was appointed president & chief executive officer for Citrix in July 2017. He is also a member of the board of directors.

As CEO, Henshall is responsible for overseeing all business functions, go-to-market activities, attainment of our strategic, operational and financial goals, and is the primary management interface with the board of directors. Prior to being appointed to CEO, Henshall served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Citrix. In those roles, he oversaw the company’s worldwide finance, operations and administration organizations. He joined Citrix as vice president and CFO in 2003; was appointed senior vice president and CFO in 2006; and appointed as chief operating officer and CFO in 2011. In addition, he served as acting CEO and president of Citrix in 2013 and 2014. Prior to joining Citrix, he served as chief financial officer of Rational Software Corporation, a software company acquired by IBM Corporation in 2003, and also held various finance positions at Cypress Semiconductor and Samsung. With his tenure at Citrix, he brings over 25 years of technology management experience to the role, and has deep knowledge of Citrix’s business.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of LogMeIn and Everbridge.

Maribel is the founder of Lopez Research, a market research and strategy consulting firm. She's also the cofounder of the Emerging Technology Research Council, a community of business and technical leaders in Fortune 1000 companies focused on driving innovation and business value with mobile, IoT and artificial intelligence solutions. The author of Right-time Experiences and a contributor to Forbes, Maribel also runs Data For Betterment, a nonprofit that helps individuals understand and prepare for how their job will change as companies embrace new future of work technologies. Previously, she worked at Motorola, International Data Corp., Shiva Corporation and Forrester Research. Follow her on Twitter: @MaribelLopez

Mike has played a vital role in innovating, creating vision, fostering business partnerships and establishing Entisys360 as an award-winning IT VAR specializing in end user computing, DevOps and cloud platforms, and datacenter infrastructure. A three-time Citrix Partner of the Year, Entisys360’s many accolades include seven consecutive years on the Inc. 500|5000 list; eight consecutive years on the CRN Solution Provider 500 with recognition as the Top Technology Practice – Virtualization; six consecutive years on the CRN Tech Elite 250; and a founding member of M7 Global Partners.

Brad is the corporate vice president of the Enterprise Mobility & Management team within the Windows & Devices Group at Microsoft. His team is focused on delivering the modern workplace that is both empowering and secure; it is loved by users and trusted by IT. As a part of this organization’s wide-ranging responsibilities, Brad leads the engineering and strategic development of the Enterprise Mobility + Security solution (a key part of Microsoft 365), as well as System Center Configuration Manager. EMS has grown to be the industry’s leading solution for device/app management and identity protection; ConfigMgr has over 100 million monthly active users and manages over 75% of enterprise PCs. Since joining Microsoft in 2003, Brad has led program management for Windows Server, System Center, and Remote Desktop, as well as building multiple billion-dollar businesses. Prior to Microsoft, Brad spent 12 years at Novell, most recently serving as vice president and general manager of the ZENworks product line. He graduated magna cum laude in design engineering technology, and later earned an MBA (both with honors) from Brigham Young University. Brad writes regularly on the Enterprise Mobility & Security Blog and hosts the popular Brad Anderson’s Lunch Break series on YouTube. Follow him on Twitter: @Anderson.

Victor is the chief technology officer for Health Choice Network (HCN), an organization that provides innovative health technology solutions dedicated to the missions of safety net organizations across the country. Victor began his career in technology while serving in the United States Marine Corps, where he achieved the rank of sergeant and earned numerous commendations. His 18-year career in health care and information technology spans all aspects of healthcare organizations including business operations, information technology, business development, cybersecurity and financial solutions. For the last eight years, Victor has enabled Health Choice Network and its member centers stay at the forefront of technology.

PJ Hough is senior vice president and chief product officer for Citrix and is responsible for providing direction for the company’s current and future technology strategy and driving product alignment and innovation.

Hough brings more than 25 years of industry experience to Citrix, most recently serving as the CVP of Developer division at Microsoft leading the evolution of the Visual Studio product portfolio to fully modern engineering practices, helping to increase revenue and focus on data-driven decision making. Prior to that, he spent over 17 years in the Microsoft Office Division, driving vision and execution for the program management of the entire Office suite culminating with introduction of Office365.

Hough earned a bachelor’s degree in computer applications with honors from the National Institute for Higher Education in Dublin, and a master’s degree in computer applications with 1st Class honors from Dublin City University. He holds 11 patents.

Driven by a lifelong passion for watching women and girls succeed, Kelly joined Girls Who Code as the head of marketing and communications, embarking on the organization's mission to get 40,000 girls involved in STEM. Prior to joining the tech world, Parisi was the the head of communications and marketing for Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In Foundation, where she empowered women and men to share in leading, both in our boardrooms and in our homes. Before she leaned in, she served as the chief communications executive at Girl Scouts of the USA. With unprecedented PR and media coverage and viral campaigns, Kelly’s team revolutionized the largest girl-led organization in the world and redefined what it meant to be a Girl Scout in the 21st century. Parisi’s passion for watching girls lead dates back to her earliest career accomplishment: launching Take Our Daughters to Work Day, a national day devoted to getting girls out of the classroom and into the workplace.

Calvin Hsu is vice president of product marketing at Citrix. During his ten years at the company, he launched several award-winning releases of Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp, which represent over $1B in revenue for the company. Today, he is responsible for the go-to-market strategy, market development and positioning of all Citrix desktop virtualization solutions. Calvin also helped build the Citrix Service Provider program, a cloud-based desktop-as-a-service business model adopted by thousands of service providers. Prior to Citrix, he held positions in storage networking and graphics software companies. He holds degrees from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.